Council confirms multiple board appointments and reappointments

Northampton County Council on Jan. 23 confirmed a slate of appointments and reappointments to county boards and regional authorities, voting 7-0 to approve the nominees read into the record.

Council Member Kapoor introduced the resolution listing appointments and reappointments to the Conservation District Board, Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority, Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority, Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, and the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board. Appointees read into the record included Jeff Warren (Conservation District Board), Kevin Lott (Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority), Jared Mast (Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority), Jessica Cope (Planning Commission), Andrew Elliott (Planning Commission), John Gallagher (Planning Commission), Judith Haldeman, Kenneth Craft, Jean Versteeg (Planning Commission members), and Rob Neets and Paul Riccardi for the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board.

Council members asked a question about the status of the government-director slot on the conservation district board and whether the appointing process changed after the conservation district became independent; county staff explained that conservation district board appointments continue to be made by the county under the Commonwealth’s statutory process and that the recommending/appointing steps remain unchanged. After discussion, the council called for the vote and the resolution passed by a vote of 7 to 0.

The transcript records the list of nominees and the board names and includes term-expiration language that is unclear in the audio (phrases such as "twelvethirty onetwenty 25" appear in the record). Where the transcript is unclear about exact term-end dates, those dates are recorded in this article as "not specified."